Stephen Smith calls to find out why the fast-charger in Lebanon is not working while son Warren plays a game and wife Libby Hill Smith stands by. / Anne Paine

The Blink fast-charge station was on the blink.

Efforts to use the two available plugs yielded nothing for Stephen Smith when he and his family arrived in Lebanon in their electric vehicle.

But all was not lost as the Smiths closed in on their destination – a brother’s house only 22 miles away in Antioch

With ten miles of available power left on their car, they could take advantage of a slower charger next to the other at the Blink station at Cracker Barrel. It took about an hour, but the boost gave enough energy for a total of 30 miles.

“Such it is, for early adopters,” Smith said of the situation.
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